Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 2001 Bank of the West Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the Tier II Series of the 2001 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 23 through July 29, 2001. The Bank of the West Classic is a week-long tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States. The 2011 event will be held on July 25th to July 31st. Started in 1971, the tournament is the oldest women's-only tournament in the world and is played on outdoor hardcourts. It is the first women's tournament in the annual US Open Series.